The Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2010
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The Asian Women of Achievement Awards - held in association with Lloyds Banking Group for the last six years and hosted by Real Business magazine - champion the vibrant contributions Asian women are making to British life across the media, arts, business, science, medicine and the voluntary sector.
The 2010 Asian Women of Achievement awards gala brought together royalty, politicians, media professionals and sports personalities to mark the success and contribution of Asian women to Britain.
The accomplishments of nine pioneering Asian women were celebrated at the awards ceremony in London’s Park Lane last night (19 May) attended by HRH Princess Michael of Kent and HRH Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan.
Judges of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards - chaired by British Red Cross chief executive Sir Nicholas Young and with Cherie Blair as patron - said this year’s winners were some of the most outstanding individuals ever to be honoured in the programme’s 11-year history.
The Chairman’s Award went to Shindo Kaur Barquer, chief inspector at West Midlands Police, who became the first female Sikh to join the force at the age of 21. She now runs several initiatives to raise awareness of honour-related crimes, domestic violence and neighbourhood policing.
Dr Swati Piramal, entrepreneur, medic and author was presented with the Global Empowerment Award by HRH Princess Michael of Kent. To read further details on this year's Global Empowerment Award winner, please click here.
To view the 2010 awards programme, with detail on this year's candidates, please click here.
